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Connie Collingsworth

Chief Operating Officer & Secretary · Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Chief Operating Officer & Secretary at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 4 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$922K
Others who share this name
4

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Chief Operating Officer & Secretary of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, based in Seattle, WA.
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Received $922K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Assistant Secretary (start 4/1/2021) of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Director & Board Chair (end 4/23) of Gates Philanthropy Partners, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Connie Collingsworth served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Legal Officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation after joining in 2002 as the organization's first legal staff member. Over her 20+ years with the foundation, she built and shaped the legal and operational infrastructure of the organization and played an instrumental role in establishing the foundation's governance board.

She retired in March 2023.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
2002–2023
Education
  • England · L.L.M. in International Business Legal Studies, University of Exeter
  • University of Nebraska School of Law · J.D.
  • Andrews University · B.A. in English

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Gates Philanthropy Partners Director & Board Chair (end 4/23) · $132.4M revenue · Seattle, WAGRANTMAKING & CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL HEALTH & EDUCATIONFiled FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Chief Operating Officer & Secretary · $6.7B revenue · Seattle, WAFiled FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$922Kreported comp
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Assistant Secretary (start 4/1/2021) · $9.6B revenue · Kirkland, WAFiled FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Connie Collingsworth

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Connie Collingsworth 2 organizations · Jenkintown, PANational Philanthropic Trust
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Connie Collingsworth 1 organization · New York, NYWomens World Banking INC
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Connie Collingsworth 1 organization · Washington Dc, DCGates Policy Initiative
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Connie Collingsworth 1 organization · Seattle, WAWashington Research Foundation

Network

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$1.1M
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President, Global Growth & Opportunity · FY2024
$1.0M
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Allan C Golston
President, Us Program · FY2024
$967K
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Carolyn Ainslie
Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$947K
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Gargee Ghosh
President, Global Policy & Advocacy · FY2024
$934K
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Anita Zaidi
President, Gender Equality · FY2024
$921K
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Ankur Vora
Chief Strategy Officer · FY2024
$727K
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Lauren W Bright
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary · FY2024
$670K
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Shana Tarbell
Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$622K
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Sonia Vora
Chief Human Resources Officer · FY2024
$612K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org